February 25, 2015

February 25, 2015

Steven Blaney (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) faces questions about increased powers for CSIS proposed in Bill C-51, the Anti-terrorism Act; Greg Rickford (Minister of Natural Resources) responds to inquiries about the state of Canada–U.S. relations in light of U.S. President Barack Obama’s vetoing of legislation to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline; James Bezan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence) is asked about reports that the Communications Security Establishment (CSEC) is intercepting and storing emails sent by Canadians to the federal government; Lisa Raitt (Minister of Transport) faces questions about budget cuts to Marine Atlantic that are outlined in the government’s main estimates.